ANGELS (76-72) @ TWINS (75-73) RHP MATT SHOEMAKER (7-9, 4.31 ERA) vs. RHP TYLER DUFFEY (3-1, 3.72 ERA) TARGET FIELD – 11:10 AM PT TV – FSW RADIO – KLAA AM 830 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 GAME #149 (76-72) MINNEAPOLIS, MN ROAD GAME #74 (32-41) LEADING OFF: Today the Angels play seventh contest (4-2) of KOLEPLAY: Kole Calhoun has set a career-high of 23 home a 10-game road trip to Seattle (1-2), Minnesota (3-0) and runs and 76 RBI…Angels are 65-20 in last 85 games when THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY Houston (Sept. 21-23)…By taking the first three games of this Calhoun scores a run. September 20 series, Angels have leapfrogged Twins in wild card hunt (3rd (2005) Bartolo Colon allows one overall, -1.5)…Club has won four of five, seven of last 10 and ABOUT DINGERS: Pujols and Trout are just second Angels’ unearned run over seven innings in a 2-1 win over Texas at Angel is 11-6 this month…Halos have now claimed last three duo to notch 35+ HRs in same season (also Garrett Anderson, th series…11 wins this month already surpass total from Troy Glaus and Mo Vaughn in 2000)…Pujols has 35 HRs in a Stadium - his 20 win of the August (10-19)…Angels are 28-32 since the break (48-40 in season for the 10th time in his 15-year career – one of only season. He becomes the first first half)…Since high watermark on July 22 (54-40, +2 in four players to do so in their first 15 campaigns: Also Alex Angel hurler to notch 20 wins West), Club has gone 22-32…Following the road trip, the Rodriguez, Mike Schmidt and Willie Mays. since Nolan Ryan in 1974. Angels play their final homestand vs. Seattle (Sept. 25-27) and Oakland (Sept. 28-30). MOST SINGLE-SEASON HRS IN CLUB HISTORY 2015 ANGELS AT A GLANCE Troy Glaus 47 2000 Current record .................. 76-72 When Angels… Out-hit opponent ..................................... 7-0 A.L. WILD CARD RACE Troy Glaus 41 2001 Home record .................... 44-31 NEW YORK 81-66 .551 – Mike Trout 39 2015 Road record ...................... 32-41 HOUSTON 78-71 .523 – Vladimir Guerrero 39 2004 Current streak ................. Won 3 Score first .......................................................... 3-5 Out-hit by opponent ................................ 1-9 LOS ANGELES 76-72 .514 1.5 Reggie Jackson 39 1982 Pre-ASB record ................. 48-40 Score second or shutout .............................. 5-6 Opponent has equal hits .......................... 1-1 MINNESOTA 75-73 .507 2.5 Post-ASB record ............... 28-32 FREESE FACTOR: David Freese has hits in 13 of 17 games since Current road trip .................. 4-2 GO FOUR IT: A win today would secure the Angels third, 4- returning from D.L., batting .356 (21/59) with seven Last homestand .................... 5-4 Lead after 7 innings ...................................... 7-2 Collect a home run................................... 7-6 game sweep of the season…Over the last two campaigns doubles…After posting a .213 average through his first 46 Last road trip ........................ 4-5 (2014-15), the Halos’ seven 4-game sweeps lead the Majors games, gone on to hit .289 (61/211) in his 62 games since… Last 5 games ......................... 4-1 Tied after 7 innings ........................................... 1-1 Commit an error ...................................... 6-6 (no other team has more than three such sweeps in the Halos are 61-43 in games Freese starts in 2015 (15-29 when Last 10 games ....................... 7-3 span). he doesn’t) and 11-6 in his return from D.L. Number of Days ELIAS SAYS…Angels are now 18-1 (.947) this season when MANAGER MINUTE: On Sept. 6, Mike Scioscia reached 1,400 In first place............................ 19 Tied after 8 innings ....................................... 0-1 May ......................................... (15-13 in ’08) Albert Pujols records at least two RBI…Among players with at managerial wins (27th all-time), just the 10th manager to In second place....................... 88 Extra Innings ..................................................... 0-1 June ........................................ (16-10 in ’08) least 15 multi-RBI games this season, Pujols is tied with the reach 1,400 wins with one team…Since Scioscia took over as In third place .......................... 57 Come-from-behind wins ................................. 4 July ............................................ (19-6 in ’08) Giants' Matt Duffy for the best won-lost record in games manager in 2000, the Halos rank third in MLB in wins (1,407) In fourth place .......................... 1 when driving in two or more runs. behind Yankees (1,502) & Cardinals (1,456). In fifth place ............................ 1 THIS N’ THAT: Halos have swept both doubleheaders this When Angels RANK FISH: Trout leads A.L. with a 7.9 Offensive WAR (2nd in season (also July 20 vs. Boston)…Matt Shoemaker has Score first ........................ 52-21 MLB) and ranks second in circuit with a .977 OPS…He also allowed one run over his last two starts (14.1 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 10 Score second or shutout .. 24-51 ranks 2nd with a .583 SLG pct. SO)…Shoemaker has limited opponents to one run or less in Score 3 runs or less .......... 22-57 five of last seven outings…Carlos Perez is batting .378 (14/37) Score 4 runs or more ........ 54-15 with seven runs scored and four doubles in 12 games in ALBERT ALERT Allow 3 runs or less .......... 61-17 September…Since 2012, LAA is 60-38 in September (T1st in ALL-TIME EXTRA-BASE HITS ALL-TIME HOME RUNS Allow 4 runs or more ........ 15-55 A.L. in span) & 120-84 in the month since 2008 (tops in 10th Frank Robinson 1,186+ 13th 563 Reggie Jackson Lead after 7 innings ............ 60-3 MLB)…Angels have scored a club-record 17 runs via wild pitch 11th C. Yastrzemski 1,157+ 14th 555 Albert Pujols Trail after 7 innings ............ 3-63 12th Albert Pujols 1,151+ Manny Ramirez this season to lead MLB (no other team has more than nine). Tied after 7 innings ............. 13-7 +based on baseball-reference.com Lead after 8 innings ............ 66-4 Trail after 8 innings ............ 2-63 ABOUT TROUT: Trout is four runs shy of reaching 100 runs **Pujols has passed Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Tied after 8 innings ............... 8-4 for the fourth consecutive season…Trout has three HRs last Willie McCovey & Frank Thomas on all-time HR list this three games – one HR shy of becoming just second player in season…He ranks 26th all-time in RBI (1,688)…Cal Ripken ranks 25th Extra innings ......................... 5-7 Club history to reach 40 HRs (Troy Glaus twice)…He is first with 1,695 RBI…His 580 career doubles are 19th all-time (18th is Come-from-behind wins ........ 31 player since Alex Rodriguez (1998-99) to log back-to-back 35 Robin Yount with 583). Walk-off wins/losses ............ 9-5 home run campaigns before their age-24 year-old season… Decided in final at-bat ...... 18-12 Trout has 305 career extra-base hits, just fifth player to @ TWINS: Halos lead 2015 series 5-1 and are 12-1 in last 13 Vs. LHS .............................. 22-18 accomplish before his age-24-year-old season: Rodriguez, games vs. Minnesota…Angels lost in series finale in previous Vs. RHS ............................. 54-54 Mel Ott, Ken Griffey Jr. & Ted Williams…Just second player in meeting (7/23), snapped a nine-game win streak vs. Twins, Out-hit opponent ............. 54-15 MLB history to reach 25+ home runs, 5+ triples and 10+ longest in Club history vs. Minnesota…Halos went 7-0 vs. Out-hit by opponent ........ 16-55 stolen bases in four consecutive seasons (Willie Mays – six Minnesota in 2014 (3-0 at home), first undefeated season Opponent has equal hits ...... 6-3 straight seasons, 1955-60; STATS LLC). series vs. Twins in club history…Halos are 78-55 vs. Twins Collect 10-or-more hits .... 34-13 since 2000…Angels have won 11 of last 13 season series vs. Allow 10-or-more hits ...... 13-38 2016 SCHEDULE: Halos open the 2016 season on April 5th at Twins. Hit a home run ................. 58-36 19-15 Angel Stadium against the Chicago Cubs, part of a six-game Allow a home run ............. 40-57 homestand against the Cubs (April 5-6) and Texas Rangers ASTROS ON DECK: Houston leads 2015 season series 9-7 (LAA Commit an error ............... 29-34 (April 7-10)...2016 marks second time Angels will open with is 1-5 on road)…LAA is 14-5 in last 19 home games vs. Astros an Interleague series (2013 at Cincinnati)...Halos will make 12 but 3-10 in last 13 at Minute Maid Park…Pujols’ 49 HRs are Monthly Record road trips in 2016, highlighted by the Club’s second trip to most all-time vs. Astros. April ............ 11-11 (14-12 in ’14) PNC Park (June 3-5) and third to Wrigley Field (Aug. 9-10)… May ............ 16-13 (16-12 in ’14) Interleague lineup will have the Angels play host to the Cubs IN CLOSING: Huston Street leads A.L. with 38 saves (career- June ............ 14-13 (15-10 in ’14) (April 5-6), St. Louis Cardinals (May 10-12), Dodgers (May high 41 in 2014)…Has recorded 30+ saves in a season for fifth July ............... 14-10 (19-8 in ’14) 18-19) and Cincinnati Reds (Aug. 29-31), while LAA will make time in his career (third straight year)…Earned his 300th save August ........ 10-19 (19-10 in ‘14) stops in Milwaukee (May 2-4), Dodger Stadium (May 18-19), July 22nd, 27th player all-time to reach the mark, second Sept/Oct ......